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The True Cost documentary – who really pays for our clothes?
Read more: The True Cost documentary – who really pays for our clothes?The True Cost documentary is a fashion film that asks the tough question; who really pays for our clothes? It is often the lowly paid workers in bad conditions that pay the true cost for fast fashion. The True Cost film is screening, in partnership with She Made This and Good On You New Zealand,…
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Russell Crowe Helps Honour Director Ridley Scott on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Read more: Russell Crowe Helps Honour Director Ridley Scott on Hollywood Walk of FameRussell Crowe, Jerry Bruckhiemer, Kristen Wiig, and Salma Hayek were among those who turned out to Hollywood Blvd recently to honour director Ridley Scott as he received his star in front of the historic Chinese Theatre on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Many of the guests, including Crowe, have good relationships with the 77 year…
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Film Review: life imitates art in ‘Gemma Bovery’
Read more: Film Review: life imitates art in ‘Gemma Bovery’Based on the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, “Gemma Bovery” follows Charlie Bovery and his wife, the titular Gemma, as they move from London to a small village near Rouen, in the north of France. There, they meet Martin (the baker), Valérie (the baker’s wife), Wizzy and Rankin (the insufferable bores), and Hervé (the young,…
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Film review: Insurgent
Read more: Film review: InsurgentThere’s a fine line in cinema between originality, homage, and just being a bit of a copy-cat. There’s an equally fine line between a welcome addition of a new film to a particular genre, and adding another film to a genre that’s already over-stayed its welcome. We had The Hunger Games. We had Ender’s Game.…
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Film review: Charlotte Gainsbourg and Omar Sy in SAMBA
Read more: Film review: Charlotte Gainsbourg and Omar Sy in SAMBAI’ve lived all my life in New Zealand. Some might call that good fortune; others might say it’s grim beyond measure, and ask why haven’t I emigrated to live a better life abroad? I’d reply that I haven’t had to – New Zealand’s pretty good, and I’m well paid, and my house doesn’t leak. Not…
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Kathryn Wilson Cinderella slippers auctioned for Starship
Read more: Kathryn Wilson Cinderella slippers auctioned for StarshipKathryn Wilson Cinderella slippers are being auctioned for children’s hospital, Starship. Once upon a time in a faraway land, a pair of Kathryn Wilson shoes were magically embellished with Swarovski crystals thanks to the help of a fairy godmother. To celebrate the release of Disney’s Cinderella in cinemas nationwide March 26th, these beautiful Cinderella inspired…
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Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman in A Little Chaos
Read more: Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman in A Little ChaosA LITTLE CHAOS 2.5/5 There’s two kinds of people on the planet. There’s your well-ordered ones who like a well-ordered world, all straight lines and neat boxes. They poo-poo creative clutter. They want everything to be just so and just right. The others are all higgledy-piggledy, order-in-chaos, finding beauty in the askance and askew. Both…
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Highlights of Day 2 at Semi-Permanent Auckland 2014
Read more: Highlights of Day 2 at Semi-Permanent Auckland 2014Here are just a few of our highlights of day 2 at the 10th Semi-Permanent Auckland on Saturday 3rd May 2014 with some of the memorable soundbites, photos I shot, and some top Tweets. Read our highlights of Day 1 at Semi-Permanent Auckland here. See our Streetstyle at Semi-Permanent here. Every year, there is a…